Governance
SNB economist to depart at year-end
Kohli to retire from chief economist role in December
BIS's Cecchetti on inflation, imbalances and instability
The head of the Bank for International Settlements' monetary and economic department, on how central-bank policy should change in light of the crisis
Ian Macfarlane – a proud record
The former governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia recalls his decade in charge which cemented inflation targeting
Fed's Bullard: bailouts could prompt independence backlash
Regional president warns Fed actions could impact independence
Ortiz on governance, risk and Mexico's progress
The Bank of Mexico governor and BIS chairman discusses central bank governance, monitoring systemic risk and why Mexico has managed to avoid a financial meltdown despite being hard hit by the crisis
Ireland's John Hurley to step down
Ireland’s central bank governor, John Hurley, will step down in September
Stability role will turn up political heat – Ortiz
Enhanced stability mandate likely to be accompanied by more political scrutiny, says Bank for International Settlements chairman and governor of the Bank of Mexico
Sri Lanka's Jayamaha moves into politics
Ranee Jayamaha has stood down as a deputy governor at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka after 37 years of service with the institution.
Antiguan head regulator charged over Stanford
Leroy King charged by SEC
Posen to join Bank's MPC
Adam Posen, a deputy director at the Peterson Institute, is to replace Tim Besley on the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
India names new deputy governor
Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty is the new deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of India.
Bank of Israel, fin min fall out over new law
The governor of the Bank of Israel has lashed out at what he sees as renewed attempts by the Israeli finance ministry to block the passing of a new central bank law.
On how credit ratings are used
A report by the Joint Forum has uncovered several trends in the use of credit ratings by the official sector.
Ex-Indonesia governor gets two years
Syahril Sabirin, a former governor of Bank Indonesia, will face two years in jail after the country's highest court overturned a verdict given seven years ago.
Fed emails point to BoA pressure on Merrill deal
Emails sent by Federal Reserve officials and subpoenaed by government investigators appear to back claims that Ben Bernanke pressurised Bank of America to go ahead with its takeover of investment bank Merrill Lynch after the bank attempted to back out of…
Zuma names Mminele as new SARB deputy
Daniel Mminele will become a deputy governor at the South African Reserve Bank at the beginning of next month.
Fed's supervision head to step down
Roger Cole, the director of the Federal Reserve's division of banking supervision, and regulation is to retire after 30 years at the central bank.
Iceland's losses soar on back of writedowns
The Central Bank of Iceland made a Ikr8.63 billion ($69m) loss in 2008 after it wrote off Ikr75 billion ($607m) in collateral loans following the collapse of the country's banking sector.
Fed to hire ex-Enron lobbyist?
The Federal Reserve is set to hire a former Enron lobbyist to defend itself against Congressional charges of opacity, it was reported on Friday.